Veo
Text and image to video with native audio, available in Gemini and Vertex AI.
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Veo vs Vidu
Veo (Google DeepMind) and Vidu (Shengshu AI) both sit in Video. Vidu is the cheaper entry point at Offers free credits for users. Paid plans exist but pricing is not published on this page.. Veo shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (4 vs 1). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Veo Google DeepMind | Vidu Shengshu AI |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | 3.1 | Vidu Q4 |
| Entry cost | from $20/mo | Offers free credits for users. Paid plans exist but pricing is not published on this page. |
| Pricing tiers | Gemini Free free · Google AI Pro $20 · Google AI Ultra $250 · Vertex API free | Free Plan free |
| Model stack | gemini-omni-1.2-flash · Veo 3 · Veo 3.0 · Veo 3.1 · veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview · veo-3.1-generate-preview · veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview | GPT2 · Vidu Q1 · Vidu Q1 Image · Vidu Q2 · Vidu Q2 Image · Vidu Q3 · Vidu Q4 · Vidu S · Vidu S1 · Vidu S2 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 4 | 1 |
| Origin | Global | China |
| Capabilities | Native audio, Image to video, Scene extension, 1080p output, Ingredients to video, video generation, native audio generation, video extension | Multi-image reference, Anime styles, Start and end frames, Audio generation, Text to Video, Image to Video, Reference to Video, AI Sound Effect Generator |
Vidu
Vidu's reference-to-video mode conditions on several images at once for consistent characters and props.
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